Show-N-Tell: Notes.ini setting to disable/enable integrated instant messaging in Notes
In Notes 6.5.1 and above, there is a Notes.ini setting in Windows that you can use to turn on or off the integrated instant messaging in the client.
IM_Disabled=1
If you have this line in your Notes.ini, integrated Instant Messaging functionality will be turned off. If you set it to IM_Disabled=0 or if you don’t have the line in your ini file at all, then the integrated instant messaging will work normally.
You can even send users a button in an email they can click to turn the functionality on or off, just put in this Lotuscript code:
Sub Click(Source As Button)
Dim s As New NotesSession
Call s.SetEnvironmentVar(“IM_DISABLED”,”1″,True)
End Sub
Placing a ‘1’ in the code turns OFF the IM capabilities, and placing a ‘0’ turns it back on. The user will have to restart the Notes client after hitting the button for the new settings to take effect.
Once again, this only works on 6.5.1 and above on Windows as far as I know.
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February 23, 2006 @ 2:12 pm
OK, but let’s hope no one wants to turn it off!
February 23, 2006 @ 2:24 pm
Some people just like to get rid of the login dropdown in the client when they use the standalone. Or if they are using Trillian or GAIM with Sametime plugins, they might not want the extra clutter in the client.
I also have some users who will never use IM, so it helps for them. Less confusion than seeing the “Disconnected” in the status bar.
Personally I like having it in the client for the awareness functionality even though I use Trillian as my main client.
-Grey
February 23, 2006 @ 6:08 pm
No need for a button to send out to users. Use policies to push out this notes.ini setting. Policies rock! No need to worry about the setting ever getting lost or changed.
Take Care,
Tim E Brown
March 9, 2006 @ 4:49 pm
Be aware that usage of Notesbuddy, Trillian, Gaim, et al can cause high cpu utilization on the Sametime servers.
At least that’s what Lotus keeps warning.